Prisoner

Navalny, the fiercest political foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin, died in February in an Arctic prison while serving a 19-year sentence.

Supporters of pro-democracy writer Dr Yang Hengjun have called on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to demand the Australian citizen's release from detention on a suspended death sentence.

But the crime and corruption watchdog probe into the state's first juvenile death in custody has laid bare a litany of issues inside the facility, leaving the detainee's family devastated.

A massive manhunt has been launched to recapture Mohamed Amra, the reported head of a drugs network.

An escaped prisoner in the Northern Territory has been found by police overnight.

US intelligence officials have determined Russian President Vladimir Putin likely didn't order the death of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny, an official says.

Duke Allan Wayne Schafer, was found unresponsive in the prison's laundry room. Another inmate admitted to killing him.

He allegedly told the arrested man to 'suck it up' after the prisoner urinated in a cell.

Authorities in Grenada accuse the three former escapees of hijacking a yacht and throwing the owners overboard.

Corey Hastings was found in Bondi after leaving the Matraville prison yesterday in what's being blamed on an 'administration error'.

Police are searching for a prisoner accidentally released from a Sydney prison as correctional services authorities try to work out what went wrong.

Putin's blunt warning underlines his readiness to raise the stakes in the tug-of-war with the West to protect the Russian gains in Ukraine.

The wife of late Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has called for change amid concerns police will crack down on mourners at his funeral.

"Alexei Navalny could have been sitting here now, today. It's not a figure of speech."

The pro-democracy activist detained in China hopes he can access urgent medical treatment in the prison system.

More citizens are in jail awaiting their day in court than ever before, research released today shows.

Everyone on board died but Ukraine has warned against taking Russia's description at face value.

Some of the Ukrainians had been held since 2022, including some who fought in milestone battles for Ukraine's Snake Island and the Ukrainian city of Mariupol.

An inmate has been left with serious injuries after being stabbed with a makeshift weapon at Port Phillip Prison.

An imprisoned former United States military pilot and his wife have launched a double-pronged plea to Australian authorities to let him out in time for Christmas.

After spending nearly 20 years in prison for a wrongful murder conviction, a Minnesota man was set free from a Minneapolis prison this week, authorities announced.

Two teenage children take the stage to accept an award but it's what isn't there that draws the eye.

The death of an inmate after a suspected prison bashing has led to two men being charged with murder.

The case of Phillip Hancock has triggered a storm of protests after authorities in Oklahoma rejected clemency pleas.

A convicted murderer who escaped from a US prison is facing fresh charges linked to alleged crimes committed while he was on the run.

Anthony Albanese indicated today he will keep pressing China over the detention of Yang Hengjun when he visits Beijing.

The Frankson killer was given three life sentences for the murders of three young women.

Benn Schinkel was given a short prison sentence after a dangerous driving incident in which he sustained ongoing injuries.

Western Australia Police are on the hunt for a prisoner who escaped from Pardelup Prison Farm, near Mt Barker, yesterday.

A simple metal screen has been installed to prevent copycat escape bids, but drones and hi-tech detection devices are also on the cards.

The US government has designated all five as being wrongfully detained.

After the Pennsylvania prison escapee Danilo Cavalcante was handcuffed Wednesday morning, but before he was placed into the back of an armoured van, several dozen heavily armed officers gathered around him in an arc.

State police announced Cavalcante's capture on social media on Wednesday and planned a news conference announcing details.

The convicted killer who escaped from an eastern Pennsylvania prison nearly two weeks ago is considered "armed and extremely dangerous".

US authorities say an escaped murderer who has eluded capture for a week and a half changed his appearance and stole a dairy delivery van.

The bold jail break has prompted a nationwide search involving dozens of police and amped up security at ports.

The prisoner who is now the subject of a massive manhunt after escaping from a Pennsylvania prison last week had killed his ex-girlfriend in a brutal 2021 stabbing in front of her two young children, authorities say.

Authorities in Pennsylvania warn convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante 'has nothing to lose' after his breakout.

The images of Lane come nine months before the former champion water polo player is eligible for parole.

A convicted criminal who was accidentally released from prison has been arrested while drinking a cocktail near Newcastle.

The 43-year-old man allegedly assaulted a woman in her home before stealing the car.

It's believed the woman was carjacked by the 42-year-old prisoner when she was unpacking her groceries in Little Bay.

Australian TV anchor Cheng Lei has issued a rare message saying she misses her family and life in Australia.

A prisoner has been charged after allegedly assaulting corrective services officers and escaping from a Queensland hospital despite being handcuffed.

A surge in adult and youth prisoners is costing taxpayers a historic amount, prompting claims from reform groups that the system is failing.

The conviction is the latest in what rights groups say is the government's attempt to silence voices critical of the ruling Vietnamese Communist Party.

He was seized in West Africa by al-Qaeda-affiliated militants in 2016.

Inmates can remove a window to climb out and retrieve drugs and other banned items thrown over the fence.

Antonio David Mene allegedly fled Palen Creek Correctional Centre in Rathdowney, about 70km west of the Gold Coast, with two other prisoners on Sunday.

Antonio David Mene allegedly fled Palen Creek Correctional Centre in Rathdowney, about 70km west of the Gold Coast, with two other prisoners on Sunday.